World leaders from the G7 countries are arriving tomorrow in Biarritz, France, for the summit that starts on Saturday. But environmental activists have already been gathering there. This month French ecological groups, ANV, Alternatiba and Friends of the Earth held a joint training camp for more than 1,000 activists to teach each other tactics for non-violent protest, including civil disobedience. BBC Paris Correspondent Lucy Williamson was there.
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